India government plans world record-breaking Diwali lamp display

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Daniel Uria

Yogi Adityanath, chief minister of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, plans to break a Guinness World Record for the largest oil lamp display by lighting 171,000 in celebration of the Hindu festival of Diwali.
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Oct. 18 (UPI) -- The government of a state in northern India is planning a record-breaking lamp display in celebration of a religious holiday.